The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

  • -- Chanakya 考底利耶

一个没有受过教育的人的生命就像一条狗的尾巴,既不能盖住它的尾巴,也不能保护它免受昆虫的叮咬一样毫无用处。

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Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.

即使在衰退期,一个有道德的人也会使他的行为更加美丽。一根燃烧着的木棍,虽然倒向地面,但它的火焰却向上引燃。

I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.

我看着一只狗,当我们的目光相遇时,我意识到狗和所有的动物都是我的家人。他们就像你和我一样。

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.

我宁愿看我所认识的狗的画像,也不愿看世界上所有的寓言画。

Man is pre-eminently endowed with the power of voluntarily and consciously determining his own point of view.

人天生具有主动和自觉地决定自己观点的能力。

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

没有受过教育的人读格言书是件好事。